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containments

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plural of containment

as in segregations

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The ruling rejected a new set of economic rules, including restraints on free agency, that MLB unilaterally imposed during the players’ strike.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Some of that sentiment reflects the fact that the president and those around him subvert the rule of law, decency, and democratic restraints.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

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